Salmo Salar Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · full

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

39' · 11.89 m

Displ.

23,296 lbs · 10,567 kg

First year

1966

The Salmo Salar, more commonly recognized among bluewater traditionalists as the Salar 40, represents a landmark in the evolution of the highperformance motorsailer. Designed by the prolific Jack Laurent Giles and primarily constructed by A.H. Moody & Son in Swanwick, England, the vessel was conceived as a rugged, goanywhere cruiser that refused to compromise on either its motoring or sailing capabilities. Launched in the late 1960s, the Salar 40 was built to a standard of "scantlings without compromise," featuring a heavydisplacement GRP hull and a distinctive ketch rig. It was a yacht designed for the sailor who transitioned from pure sail to a more versatile platform without wanting to lose the ability to claw off a lee shore under canvas alone.